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Theodor Herzl Memorial

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Artist:	Joseph Dilorenzi
Dedicated:	May 2, 1960
Location:	Main Street and Vleigh Place, Kew Gardens
Description:	Flagstaff and base with tablet
Materials:	Bronze, Stony Creek granite
Dimensions:	Tablet H: 2'2" W: 3'9" D: 1'1"; Base Diameter" 9'
Donor:	Kew Gardens Zionist District

Inscription

1860-1904 --- CENTENNIAL / THEODOR HERZL / FIGHTER FOR FREEDOM / "IF YOU WILL IT, IT IS NO DREAM" / MAY 2ND 1960 / KEW GARDENS HILLS / ZIONIST DISTRICT /

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